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WILLIAM, EARL OF SHELBURNE
CH. I
ruin. About the same time Lord Suffolk died. The vacant places were filled by Lord Bathurst, who became President of the Council, while the Seals were given to Hillsborough and Stormont. The war was to go on. It was the wish of the King. North obeyed, and the victory gained by Admiral Rodney off Cape St. Vincent came to encourage him to persevere in his arduous and thankless task.
